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AUGSTUS EC'KERT, OF TRENTON, OHIO.

L'ctters Patent Na. 61,179, dotad January 15, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN GONVERTING MOTION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, AUGUSDUS ECKERT, of Trenton, Butler county, State ofOhio, have invented a new and i useful Improvemcnt in Converting Motion;and I do hereby deolare that the following is a full, clear, and exaetdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the acoompanying drawing,formingpart of vthis specification.

The drawing represents a sectional side elevation of this invention.

This invention relates to a novel kind of an esoapem ent, which is soconstructed that by the action of a weight or spring or suitablegear-Wheels an oscillating motion can be imparted to a pendulum, and adevice is obtained which can be used with advantage for Operating a fanor for imparting motion to a device of a similar nature.

A represents a drum, on which a rope or cord, a, is wound, and from thisrope or cord is suspended the Weight B, which forms the driving power ofmy meohanism. It is obvious that instead of the weight a spring may beemployed to pi'oduce the required power. The drum A connects, by a trainof Wheels, with the escapewheel B, which is provided with a series ofpins, 6, projecting from its side, and these pins aot alternately on thepallets c d'. One of these pallets is formed by a nose projecting fromthe lower edge of a rod, O, and the other pallet is formed by one arnl,e, of an elbow-lever,-ef, which has its fulcrnm on a stationary hanger,g. The arm of said elbow-lever connects by a rod, h, with the rod O,which is suspended at one end from a link, i, while its opposite end ishinged to the pendulum D near its fulorum j. The length of this pendulumand the weight of its disk depend upon the work to be accomplished. If arevolving motion is imparted to the drum A. by a weight or spring, oneof the pins b in the escape-wheel bears against the pallet c and forcesthe rod O out in the direotion of the arrow marked thereon in thedrawing. By these means the pendulum is disturbed from its position ofrest, and as soon as the pin of the escape-wheel releases the pallet cthe pendulum begins to oscillate, and an impulse is given to it by theaction of one of the pins of the escape-wheel against the pallet d. Ifsaid pin passes the pallet cl, one of the other pins b is caught by thepallet o, and an -impulse is given to the pendulum in the oppositedirection, and as the osoillating motion of the pendulum continues, animpulse is given to it at the beginning of each oscillation, and adevice is obtained which can be used with great advantage for thepurpose of Operating a fan or for driving any other light mechanism ormachine where an oscillating motion is required.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The lever O withits nose o, pivoted at one end to the link and to the other end to thependulum D, conneoted by the rod k to the'elbow-lever ef, having itsfulcrum on the stationary hanger, Operating in combination with 'theescape-wheel B, with pins b, in the manner deseribfied for the purposespeoified.

The above specifieation of my inventicn signed by me this 8th day ofJuly, 1866.

AUeUsTUs EoKERT. Witn esses WM. F. MCNAMARA, ALEX. F. Ronn'rs.V

